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apposites

apposites is the plural of apposite.

Meaning of apposite

Noun

apposite (plural apposites)

  1. (rare) That which is apposite; something suitable.
    • Hugh gave the boy apples or other small apposites[…], but the child was too interested in the bishop to notice the gifts.1901, Charles L. Marson, Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln

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Questions about apposites

What is apposites the plural of?
Apposites is the plural of apposite.

Words near apposites in the dictionary

  1. apposing
  2. apposite
  3. appositely
  4. appositeness
  5. appositenesses
  6. apposites
  7. appositio
  8. apposition
  9. appositional
  10. appositionally
  11. appositionals

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